Upon Loving My Front Yard
I've always been a backdoor secret. A quick glance. A late night text, or a forgotten summer fling
So when you came to my neighborhood, I was annoyed
You pulled me out of my house in broad daylight and showed me off in the front yard
With you there were no secrets
I welcomed you into my house like a family friend you want to leave the moment they step in the door
No boy had ever wanted affection from me before
You wanted hand holding and a bit of kissing
I thought maybe this is what I've been missing
But when it's late at night or a hot day, I sometimes find myself tip toeing into others backyards
I never make it over the fence, but it's enough to feel the guilt of being loved and not knowing how to fully love in return
Being with you was blunt
I didn't need to analyze how you felt about me because you made it known
This was not the type of attention I was used to being shown
So forgive me if I wonder off into a backyard
Trying to love in an open front yard is sometimes hard